Question:
famous people who live in England?
2008-03-20 18:02:58 UTC
do you know of any famous people that live or were born in England???
Six answers:
2008-03-20 18:07:55 UTC
doesnt amy winehouse live in england
Koreangel
2008-03-20 18:12:36 UTC
David Beckham

William Shakespeare, the famous English playwright

Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist

Charles Dickens, the famous 19th century author

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web

The Beatles, musicians, who came from the city of Liverpool

Sir Winston Churchill, former prime minister, and led the country in World War II

Queen Victoria was the Queen for most of the 19th century.
mAD~mOD
2008-03-20 18:10:59 UTC
The Queen of England
xo379
2008-03-20 18:17:36 UTC
If you mean people who are now living--

--Tony Blair (former Prime Minister)

--J.K. Rowling

--Julie Andrews (starred in "The Sound of Music")

--David Bowie (musician/singer)

--Steven Hawking (scientists/physician)

--Paul McCartney (of The Beatles)

--Margaret Thatcher (former PM)

--John Lennon (of The Beatles)

--Cate Blanchett (actress)

--Keira Knightley (actress)

--Madonna

--Helena Bonham Carter (actress)

--Johnny Depp

--Kate Beckinsale (actress)

--Orlando Bloom (actor)

--Damien Hirst (artist)

--Richard Branson (businessman/billionare)

--Ridley Scott (filmmaker)

--Elton John

--Amy Winhouse (singer)

--Ozzy Osbourne

--Derek Parfit (philosopher)

--Ricky Hatton (boxer)

--Martin Amis (novelist)

--Nick Hornby (novelist)
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2017-02-16 08:18:48 UTC
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Kylee G
2008-03-20 18:22:39 UTC
Sure



Actors and Actresses



Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935)

Naveen Andrews (born 1969)

Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966)

Gabrielle Anwar (born 1970)

Rowan Atkinson (born 1955)

Mischa Barton (born 1986)

Tom Baker (born 1934)

Sean Bean (born 1959)

Kate Beckinsale (born 1973)

Richard Beckinsale (1947–1979)

Steven Berkoff (born 1937)

Brian Blessed (born 1937)

Orlando Bloom (born 1977)

Richard Briers (born 1934)

Kathy Burke (born 1964)

Sir Michael Caine (born 1933)

Kim Cattrall (born 1956)

Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971)

Daniel Craig (born 1968)

Michael Crawford (born 1942)

Tim Curry (born 1946)

Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957)

Roger Delgado (1918–1973)

Dame Judi Dench (born 1934)

Sarah Douglas (born 1952)

Rupert Everett (born 1959)

Craig Fairbrass (born 1964)

Tom Felton (born 1987)

Ralph Fiennes (born 1962)

Colin Firth (born 1960)

Dexter Fletcher (born 1966)

Jamie Foreman (born 1958)

George Formby (1904–1961)

Anna Friel (born 1976)

Stephen Fry (born 1958)

Sir Michael Gambon (born 1940)

Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000)

Stephen Graham (born 1973)

Cary Grant (1904–1986)

Hugh Grant (born 1960)

Leslie Grantham (born 1947)

John Gregson (1919–1975)

Rupert Grint (born 1988)

Sir Alec Guinness (1914–2000)

Brian Hall (1937–1997)

Frank Harper (born 1962)

Jack Hawkins (1910–1973)

Will Hay (1888–1949)

Dame Wendy Hiller (1912–2003)

Stanley Holloway (1890–1982)

Bob Hoskins (born 1942)

Nicholas Hoult (born 1989)

Leslie Howard (1893–1943)

John Hurt (born 1940)

Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965)

Sir David Jason (born 1940)

Ben Kingsley (born 1943)

Keira Knightley (born 1985)

Charles Laughton (1899–1962)

Stan Laurel (1890–1965)

Hugh Laurie (born 1959)

Jude Law (born 1972)

Joanna Lumley (born 1946)

Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990)

Roy Marsden (born 1941)

Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939)

Wentworth Miller (born 1972)

Sienna Miller (born 1981)

Hayley Mills (born 1946)

Sir John Mills (1908–2005)

Dame Helen Mirren (born 1945)

Dominic Monaghan (born 1976)

Sir Roger Moore (born 1927)

Nick Moran (born 1969)

Kenneth More (1914–1982)

Billy Murray (born 1941)

Parminder Nagra (born 1975)

Anthony Newley (1931–1999)

Sophie Okonedo (born 1969)

Gary Oldman (born 1958)

Sir Laurence Olivier (1907–1989)

Clive Owen (born 1964)

Cecil Parker (1897–1971)

Simon Pegg (born 1970)

Dominic Purcell (born 1970)

Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989)

Oliver Reed (1938–1999)

Joely Richardson (born 1965)

Miranda Richardson (born 1958)

Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983)

Alan Rickman (born 1946)

Tim Roth (born 1958)

Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972)

Peter Sellers (1925–1980)

Dame Maggie Smith (born 1934)

Terence Stamp (born 1939)

Patrick Stewart (born 1940)

Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966)

Dame Elizabeth Taylor (born 1932)

Emma Thompson (born 1959)

Sir Peter Ustinov (1921–2004)

Julie Walters (born 1950)

Jack Warner (1896–1981)

Emily Watson (born 1967)

Emma Watson (born 1990)

Rachel Weisz (born 1971)

Michael Wilding (1912–1979)

Kate Winslet (born 1975)

Ray Winstone (born 1957)



Musicians



Damon Albarn (born 1968), singer-songwriter

Lily Allen (born 1985)

David Arnold (born 1962), composer, musician and film scorer (notably four James Bond films)

Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), composer

Rick Astley (born 1966), singer-songwriter

Bryan Balkwill (1922–2007), conductor

John Barbirolli (1899–1970), conductor

David Bedford (born 1937), composer and musician

Thomas Beecham (1879–1961), conductor

Harrison Birtwistle (born 1934), composer

James Blunt (born 1977)

Adrian Boult (1889–1983), conductor

David Bowie (born 1947)

Havergal Brian (1876–1972), composer

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), composer and pianist

Kate Bush (born 1958), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

William Byrd (1543–1623), composer

Justin Chancellor (born 1971), bassist, member of Tool

Eric Clapton (born 1945)

Adam Clayton born 1960, bassist, member of U2

Peter Maxwell Davies (born 1934), composer

Andrew Davis (born 1944), conductor

Colin Davis (born 1927), conductor

Frederick Delius (1862–1934), composer

Dido (Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong) (born 1971), singer and songwriter

John Dowland (c. 1563 – c. 1626), composer of songs

John Dunstaple (c. 1383 – 1453), composer

Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer

Adrian Evans (born 1989), singer-songwriter

Noel Gallagher (born 1967), singer-songwriter

Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625), composer

Ron Goodwin (1925–2003) composer and conductor

George Harrison (1943–2001), composer, member of The Beatles

Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer

Saul Hudson aka 'Slash', (born 1965), guitarist, member of Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver

John Ireland (1879–1962), composer

Sir Elton John (born 1947), pop star and composer

Davy Jones (born 1945), singer/percussionist, member of The Monkees

Nigel Kennedy (born 1956), violinist

Melanie Laccohee, singer

Adrian Lambert (born 1976), bassist

Albert Lee (born 1945), guitarist

John Lennon (1940–1980), pop star, co-founder of The Beatles

Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948), composer of musicals

Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), pop star, co-founder of The Beatles

Thomas Morley (c. 1557 – 1602), consort composer

Gareth Morris (1920–2007), flautist

Morrissey (born 1959), composer, member of The Smiths

Olivia Newton-John (born 1948), pop star

Mike Oldfield (born 1953), composer and instrumentalist

Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948)

Jimmy Page (born 1944), guitarist

Peter Pears (1910–1986), tenor

Robert Plant (born 1948), singer, member of Led Zeppelin

Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987), cellist

Henry Purcell (1659–1695), composer

Simon Rattle (born 1955), conductor

Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), conductor

Ringo Starr (born 1940), composer, member of The Beatles

Rod Stewart (born 1945)

Joss Stone (born 1987)

Joe Strummer (1952-2002), singer, member of The Clash

Connie Talbot (born 2000), child singer and reality star

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585), composer

Lionel Tertis (1876–1975), violist

Michael Tippett (1905–1998), composer

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer

William Walton (1902–1983), composer

Tamsin Warley, singer-composer

Roger Waters (born 1943), founder of Pink Floyd

Thomas Weelkes (c. 1575 – 1623), composer

John Wilbye (1574–1638), composer

Robbie Williams (born 1974)

Amy Winehouse (born 1983)

Henry Wood (1869–1944), conductor



Sportsmen and Women



Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), athlete, one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire

Chris Adams (1955–2001), pro wrestler and judoka

Neil Adams (born 1958), judoka and two-time silver medalist in Judo (1980 and 1984), younger brother of Chris Adams

Tony Adams (born 1966), football player

Alan Ball (1945–2007), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team

Gordon Banks (born 1937), goalkeeper of 1966 World Cup winning team

Sir Roger Bannister (born 1929), first sub-four-minute miler

Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), cricket player and administrator

David Beckham (born 1975), football player

Sir Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer

Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer

Eric Bristow (born 1957), world champion darts player

Jenson Button (born 1980), F1 Driver

Sir Bobby Charlton (born 1937), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team

Jack Charlton (born 1935), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team

Avril Chew (born 1955), Energetic Rider

Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), yachtsman

Don Cockell (1928–1983), heavyweight boxer

Paul Collingwood (born 1976), cricketer

Sir Henry Cooper (born 1934), heavyweight boxer

Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer

Laura Davies (born 1963), golfer

Steve Davis (born 1957), six times World Snooker Champion

Matt Dawson (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer

John Deacon (1962–2001), motorcycle endurance racer

Christopher Dean (born 1958), figure skater

Jonathan Edwards (born 1966), triple jump

Godfrey Evans (1920–1999), cricketer (wicket-keeper)

James Figg (1695–1734), first English bare-knuckle boxing champion

Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxing's first World Champion in three divisions

Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), cricketer

C B Fry (1872–1956), cricketer and all-round athlete

Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player

Steven Gerrard (born 1980), football player

Graham Gooch (born 1953), cricketer

Pete Goss (born 1961), around-the-world yacthsman

W G Grace (1848–1915), cricketer

Will Greenwood (born 1972), rugby footballer

Naseem Hamed (born 1974), featherweight boxer

Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), F1 driver

Ricky Hatton (born 1978), world champion boxer

David Haye (born 1980), world champion boxer

Damon Hill (born 1960), F1 World Champion

Graham Hill (1929–1975), two times F1 World Champion

Jack Hobbs (1882–1963), cricketer

Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), footballer

Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team

Nasser Hussain (born 1968), cricketer

Len Hutton (1916–1990), cricketer

Martin Johnson (born 1970), World Cup winning rugby footballer

Trish Johnson (born 1966), golfer

Amir Khan (born 1986), lightweight boxer

Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion

Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer

Josh Lewsey (born 1976), rugby footballer

Gary Lineker (born 1960), footballer

Dame Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), sailor who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe

George Mallory (1886–1924), mountaineer

Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion

Terry Marsh (born 1958), world champion boxe


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